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"I named this A Winter's Walk Beef Stew, as it is JUST the kind of hearty and welcoming meal to come back to after a cold and energetic winter's walk! The dumplings are baked for the last 20 minutes on top of the stew and are deliciously crisp and golden, but still fluffy and light underneath. This can be made with minced beef/ground beef as..."

Ingredients: dried herbs, swede...

"In 7th century England, herbs were one of the few flavourings available to cooks and were used heavily, as in this medieval recipe. The original recipe also allowed the cook to use rabbit or hare joints in place of the veal or chicken."

Ingredients: chicken legs-thighs, dried sage...

"The use of spices and fruit in savoury recipes during the Elizabethan era was very popular, especially with the upper classes and the Royal court. This is based on a genuine Elizabethan recipe, which I have adapted for modern day cooking! I have included potatoes - which made their first appearance in Great Britain during this period, and were a novelty!..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, pork leg, dates...

"Found online; posting for ZWT6 (Great Britian/Wales). Caption with recipe states: "lobscouse was a meal that the slate quarry men in North Wales ate when they came home at night.""

Ingredients: onions, potatoes, salt...

"Beans and bacon is an old British favourite. King George III dined on it al fresco with the workmen at Woolwich Arsenal and enjoyed beans and bacon so thoroughly that he instituted an annual beanfeast in honour of the occasion. The bacon fat permeates the beans to give them a delicious melting quality."

Ingredients: black treacle, streaky bacon...